We have an opportunity for a Band 8a Maternity Inpatient Matron within Women’s and Children’s Division.
The new post holder will be a professional role model, who will clinically lead, manage and be responsible for the management and midwifery aspects of maternity inpatient services as well as the infant feeding team.
They will be accountable for effective management of all resources needed to deliver comprehensive compassionate care. The postholder must demonstrate clinical expertise within the maternity service, this will involve dissemination of specialist skills and knowledge to others.
The postholder will be the budget holder for this area of management and will contribute to the implementation of the maternity strategy; and the implementation of national maternity transformation plans for the roll out of continuity of carer teams for women/ people likely to require high dependency or critical level care during their pregnancy and birth.
With the management and multidisciplinary team work collaboratively to ensure that clinical services are provided in an effective and efficient manner.
The main duties include being visible in the clinical area and act as a resource providing expert clinical advice for both staff, women and birthing people.
To be responsible for the management and have a clear focus for clinical leadership, engaging and influencing midwifery staff and the multidisciplinary team.
To ensure efficient and effective use and maintenance of resources setting stock levels according to demand and budget consideration.
Undertake rostered clinical shifts as agreed with the Head of Midwifery.
Keep informed of national and Trust policies, especially those affecting service delivery and women / birthing people care, disseminating the information as appropriate.
To line manage midwifery, nursing and support staff within the area ensuring education and mentoring needs are met.
To demonstrate a commitment to advancing clinical practice in research and implementing evidence-based practice.
To oversee midwifery care provision of the maternity inpatient services, ensuring that there are systems in place that mean the provision of care takes place in a suitable and safe environment for the physical and psychological well-being of staff, women / birthing people and their families.
Identify clinical risks across the service and ensure that appropriate action is taken, in accordance with the maternity risk strategy.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
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The Matron for maternity inpatient services has the responsibility for operational line management of the both the postnatal and antenatal wards as well as the infant feeding team.
The post holder will be responsible for providing midwifery leadership to the clinical areas and contributing to the operational management within Maternity, ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources and the development and maintenance of the highest standards of care and efficient service delivery.
The Matron will be required to work closely with the Delivery Suite and Triage Matron, Matron for Community and the Alexandra Birth Centre as well as Maternity Matron for Outpatients to have overall ownership of the day-to-day operational management of the service

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